[Mr. Jeeves]

Card is a brilliant writer. There has been a remarkable trend in literature in recent decades - authors of speculative fiction have evolved to become far superior in their understanding of morality and the human condition than authors of so-called "literary" fiction. (The latter seems to consist primarily of Jewish lesbians in Manhattan writing stories about Jewish lesbians in Manhattan to be edited by Jewish lesbians in Manhattan for an audience of Jewish lesbians in Manhattan.)

Speculative fiction is where the real writing talent appears in these times, despite the sneering dismissals of "genre fiction" common in literary circles.

[Humbug]

"Speculative fiction is where the real writing talent appears in these times, despite the sneering dismissals of "genre fiction" common in literary circles."

I agree with that. Lately have been getting into books by Gene Wolfe, who i think is one of the best writers going today regardless of genre. Right now i'm wrapping up his Short Sun series, which strikes me as an incredibly deep and intense portrayal of religion - particularly in the way it seems an analogy of how religion evolved from the pagan gods to the one true God. His books aren't easy to understand, but they're worth the effort...which is something i can't say for many of those books pumped out by the sneering elite.